Arulmigu Kallalagar Temple v. The Director General
Case brief
What is this about?
Arulmigu Kallalagar Temple, Alagarkoil vs Employees State Insurance Corporation (Director General, Regional Director Madurai, Deputy Director INS-II); W.A.(MD)Nos.536 & 550 of 2023 with C.M.P.(MD)No.5435 of 2023; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; decided 23.02.2026 by G.R.SWAMINATHAN (author) and R.KALAIMATHI; subject: ESI Act contribution levy and recovery order against HR&CE temple; single Judge (05.08.2022, W.P.(MD)Nos.10198 & 10199 of 2022) had disposed petitions on alternative-remedy ground under Section 75 ESI Act; Division Bench permits OP before ESI Court within four weeks, limitation waived, no pre-deposit, applicability of ESI Act left open, conditional enforcement preserved; appeals disposed, no costs.
What did the court decide?
Permission to file an OP before the ESI Court under Section 75 of the ESI Act within four weeks, to be entertained without reference to limitation and without insistence on pre-deposit, with liberty to question the applicability of the ESI Act; failing such recourse, respondents free to enforce the impugned order; no costs; connected miscellaneous petition closed.